Driving the Day Listen to Playbook in 90 Seconds http://bit.ly/2k808Mw … Subscribe on iTunes http://apple.co/2eX6Eay … Visit the online home of Playbook http://politi.co/2f51Jnf Good Friday morning, and HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY! Story Continued Below TODAY IS DAY ONE. The next week, month, year and four years will be fascinating. Republicans control everything for the first time in a decade, Democrats are trying to find their way and the media is grappling with a massive shift in our nation's politics. Leaving politics aside, Washington changes with every administration. In the last eight years, we’ve seen D.C. transform tremendously. Now, a whole crop of new faces are moving to the capital. Kalorama and Mass Ave. Heights are the new hot neighborhoods for wealthy administration figures. We’ve heard Trump White House aides say they’re moving downtown (we give them one lease cycle before moving out). The Trump Hotel will be the center of gravity of this White … [Read more...] about THE 58TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION: DONALD J. TRUMP and MICHAEL R. PENCE — Trump aides jockey for W.H. real estate — THE JUICE: Trump team edition — KELLYANNE is 50 today

Driving the Day Good Thursday morning. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-ARIZ.) has brain cancer. FROM AP’S DONNA CASSATA: “Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Vietnam prisoner of war and political maverick in Congress for more than three decades, has been diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumor. The 80-year-old Arizona lawmaker has glioblastoma, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, where McCain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last Friday. He and his family are considering further treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation.” http://bit.ly/2gMxX93 -- FROM THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: “‘It’s a very aggressive tumor,’ said Dr. Joseph Zabramski, a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. ‘In general, it is a tumor that has relentless force. You can slow it down but not stop it.’ Michael Berens, deputy director of the Translational Genomics Research Institute in downtown … [Read more...] about JOHN MCCAIN has brain cancer — TRUMP goes off script with NYT — Senate GOP at impasse on health care – Trump Jr., Kushner, Manafort to testify next week – BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK on Sinclair

President Trump's reelection campaign paid the law firm representing Donald Trump Jr. 11 days before the New York Times reported the eldest Trump son arranged a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer with connections to the Kremlin, according to a new Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing. Records filed Saturday show Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., paid the the Law Offices of Alan S. Futerfas $50,000 for "legal consulting" on June 27. On July 8, the Times reported that Trump Jr. arranged the meeting. The timing of the payment raises additional questions about who in Trump universe was aware of Trump Jr.'s interactions with the Russians, and when they learned of the meeting. Representatives from the Trump campaign, the Trump Organization and Futerfas did not immediately respond to questions about the payment. The Trump Organization on Monday confirmed Trump Jr. had hired Futerfas, an attorney with a background in white collar criminal defense. On Tuesday, … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
Trump campaign paid Trump Jr. lawyer’s firm 11 days before Russia story broke

Kate Taylor, provided by Published 3:03 pm, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Now Playing: Donald Trump Jr. Tweets That Wife is 'Safe' After Letter Threat On Monday, Trump's daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, was taken to the hospital after opening a letter with a white powdery substance. CBS News reported she was being tested but has not been hospitalized. Vanessa's mother and one other unidentified individual were also taken to the hospital as a precaution. Ivanka Trump also shared her concerns on Twitter. Back in 2016, Eric Trump also received a threatening letter with a nonhazardous white substance. The letter is being investigated by The Secret Service, reports confirm. Media: Wibbitz Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, are headed for a divorce, Page Six reported. The businessman (and first son) and the former model have been married since 2005. Since President Trump's election, Donald Jr. has faced several high-profile scandals, while Vanessa has kept a … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Jr. and his wife are reportedly heading for divorce

By Alejandra Matos Updated 12:00 pm, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office George P. Bush. Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office George P. Bush. Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle Donald Trump Jr. endorses George P. Bush for Texas land commissioner 1 / 1 Back to Gallery AUSTIN — Donald Trump Jr. waded into the Texas Land Commissioner race Tuesday, endorsing incumbent George P. Bush. Bush is running against three Republicans -- including former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who has been no big fan of the president -- in the March 6 primary. "Elections are about choices," Trump wrote in a tweet. "In 2016 George P. Bush endorsed Donald J. Trump and campaigned for him. His opponent … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Jr. endorses George P. Bush for Texas land commissioner

"They're going to crack Don Junior like an egg on national TV," former White House strategist Steve Bannon tells Michael Wolff in the new book... Jon Levine, provided by Published 10:49 am, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Now Playing: Steve Bannon, in interviews with journalist and author Michael Wolff, reportedly called the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” Media: GeoBeats Steve Bannon is unchained. The former White House strategist and Trump presidential campaign manager has unloaded on first son Donald Trump Jr. in journalist Michael Wolff’s upcoming book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” According to an advance copy obtained by The Guardian, Wolff quotes Bannon blasting Trump Jr.’s decision to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer at Trump Tower during the campaign in 2016 as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” “Even if you … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon Blasts Donald Trump Jr as ‘Treasonous,’ ‘Unpatriotic’ in New Book

A Queens assemblywoman has been targeted with hate mail since proposing legislation to rename Donald J. Trump State Park after the counterprotester killed during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., police said Wednesday. Three postcards addressed to Nily Rozic (D) and received at her Union Turnpike office since last Thursday have made it clear the sender is no fan of the pol — or her suggestion. The writer referred to Rozic, who is Jewish, with an anti-Semitic slur. The writer also wrote about the “white race” and said “Tel Aviv should be nuked,” police said. The cards were signed “1488,” a number favored by white supremacists. The 14 refers to its 14-word slogan, “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” and the 88 refers to Heil Hitler because H is the eight letter of the alphabet. The Trump park, which straddles Westchester and Putnam Counties, would be … [Read more...] about Queens lawmaker who pitched renaming Donald J. Trump State Park for Heather Heyer gets anti-Semitic hate mail

Under fire for his meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the presidential campaign, Donald Trump Jr. released his emails on Tuesday with entertainment publicist Rob Goldstone in an effort "to be totally transparent."In the exchange, Goldstone, who set up the meeting, told Trump Jr. that Russian government officials could provide incriminating information about his father's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton through Russian pop musician Emin Agalarov. The emails, which Trump Jr. released on Twitter, appear to show Trump Jr. welcomed the information and accepted a meeting with Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya. "This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump," Goldstone wrote, to which Trump Jr. replied: "If it's what you say I love it."Here's the full text of his emails: Rob Goldstone to Donald Trump Jr.Good morningEmin just called and asked me to contact you with … [Read more...] about Read Donald Trump Jr.’s emails seeking sensitive information about Hillary Clinton from Russia

Donald Trump Jr. was the latest in a wave of campaign surrogates to visit Northern Colorado in the last days of the presidential campaign.The son of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump stood before an audience of several hundred people at Colorado Youth Outdoors near Interstate 25 and Kechter Road on Thursday, flanked by Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith and Mark Geist, a member of the annex security team during the 2012 attack by Islamic militants on U.S. governmental facilities in Benghazi, Libya.Colorado Youth Outdoors president Bob Hewson and board chairman Calvin Schriener also spoke at the event.CAMPAIGN: Bill Clinton rally to be at New Belgium on FridayGeist plugged a book he co-authored about his time in Benghazi and warned the audience that who they vote for would be responsible for sending their sons and daughters into harm’s way."It was all for political purposes,” he said of his time in Benghazi. “It … [Read more...] about Sheriff, Benghazi survivor campaign with Trump Jr.